Houston-born pianist and Blue Note recording artist Paul Cornish is a global collaborator whose dynamic style has made him one of today’s most innovative voices in jazz.

Hidden Nomination is a genre-defying ensemble that emerged from the lustrous Blue Llama Jazz Club after a particularly electrifying set.

REDWOOD is a musician, composer, producer, educator, DJ, and recording artist native to Washington D.C. REDWOOD has been mentored by jazz legends such as Rodney Whitaker and Dee Dee Bridgewater, and is a protege of the boundary-bursting artist Jason Moran.

Saxophonist Bill Pierce is one of America's most talented jazz artists and educators. Pierce began performing in the early 70's in Boston while a student Berklee College of Music, appearing with artists such as Marvin Gaye, and toured with Stevie Wonder's band.

Michael Dease is one of the world's eminent trombonists, lending his versatile sound and signature improvisations to over 200 recordings and groups as diverse as Grammy winning artists David Sanborn, Christian McBride, Michel Camilo, and Alicia Keys.

Born in Detroit, possessing familial roots in Harlem, and known for his big sound on the bass, Langston Marcelles Kitchen is the winner of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, Essentially Ellington Regional Best Musicianship Award, and the Detroit Jazz Festival Collegiate Combo Competition.

Noah Hogan is a twenty-two-year-old guitarist and composer based in NYC. Raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he was immersed in music at a young age, and began lessons on ukulele at age four, growing into the guitar.